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Welcome to OK International! | Occupational Knowledge International
Welcome to OK International!
Small-scale gold mining around the world employs an estimated 10-15 million workers. Most are exposed to hazardous levels of silica dust from the ore and the mercury used ...
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Environmental Impacts of Mining and Smelting | Occupational Knowledge International
Assessing Hazards from Artisanal Mining in Nigeria
In 2012, OK International conducted an investigation of artisanal small-scale mines (ASM) throughout Nigeria to assess health hazards in an effort to...
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Lead Paint Resources | Occupational Knowledge International
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Clark CS, Rampal K, Thuppil V, Roda S, Succop P, Menrath W, Chen CK, Adebamowo EO, Agbede OA, Sridhar KC, Adebamowo CA, Zakaria Y, El-Safty A, Shinde RM, Yu J.
Lead levels i...
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Asbestos | Occupational Knowledge International
Zimbabwe
Russia and Kazakhstan account for 80% of global asbestos production and they export this material to more than 25 low and middle-income countries. India, China, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lan...
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Lead Paint Background | Occupational Knowledge International
Cameroon Lead Paint Investigation
OK International, along with our partners at the Research and Education Centre for Development (CREPD), completed an investigation on lead paint being sold in Cameroo...
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Lead Battery Recycling | Occupational Knowledge International
Disassembling Used Lead Batteries in Vietnam
Lead is easily melted down for reuse and therefore lead batteries are rarely discarded as waste. Recycling lead by melting down used batteries (also known ...